Huge protests in Niger call for French forces to leave after coup
Thousands of Nigerians gather in front of the French army headquarters in Niamey, Niger, on September 2, 2023, in support of the putschist soldiers and to demand the French army […]
Inclusion of African Countries to BRICS Would Transform Continent, Make Their Voices Heard: Former Ethiopian Ambassador to UN
© Provided by Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) Addis Ababa, September 1/2023 (ENA): The inclusion of Ethiopia and Egypt as new members of the BRICS would help transform the continent and make […]
Macron looks on as France’s Africa policy crumbles
bbc.com By Hugh Schofield BBC News, Paris Why is it so often that problems seem to get worse just when they ought to be getting better? Or in a French-African […]
Was Ibn Battuta the greatest explorer of all time?
Breadcrumb Culture Ufuk Necat Tasci 31 August, 2023 Medieval Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta can lay claim to being the greatest explorer of all time. His exhaustive ‘Rihlah’ – “travels” in […]
New scramble for Africa: Defending Africa’s emancipation
25th August 2023 Ali Fatty, Jamia Ahmadiyya International Ghana On 25 May 2023, African Liberation Day was celebrated across the continent, an annual celebration of African sovereign rule, independence, and […]
58 contestants recite Qur’an in Makkah contest
Previous 1 / 6Contestants participate in the 43rd King Abdulaziz International Competition for the Memorization, Recitation and Interpretation of the Qur’an. (Supplied) 2 / 6Contestants participate in the 43rd King Abdulaziz International […]
EU accused of discriminating between Ukranian & Asia, Africa refugees
19th Aug 2023 By Muhammed Ikbal Aslan GENEVA (AA): The EU has been accused of implementing policies which discriminate between the refugees from Ukraine and those from Asia and Africa. The […]
Sanctions: a headache for humanitarian action
International Geneva As the use of sanctions has exploded over the past few years, concerns are growing about the human suffering they cause. A recent resolution by the UN Security […]
The growing Sahel crisis
Aug 17,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Carl Bildt STOCKHOLM — In recent years, domestic developments in Niger, indeed, across North Africa’s Sahel region, scarcely attracted attention from the wider world, […]
Fallout from the Putsch in NigerAnger Against France
Grows in Africa’s “Coup Belt” With the coup in Niger, Europe and the United States are losing their last reliable partner in the Sahel as Russia’s influence grows. The development […]
New beginnings, old problems: why France is failing in Africa
KHALED ABOU ZAHR August 10, 2023 France’s relations in Africa have been strained. The setback in Niger jeopardizes the country’s entire positioning in West Africa, both militarily and politically. Unfortunately, […]
Lost in the Tunisia-Libya desert: one migrant’s story
The three had become separated on a trek through the desert between Tunisia and Libya on a day in mid-July that changed Pato’s life completely who had decided to go […]
Africa’s most consequential president?
Aug 05,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Rabah Arezki WASHINGTON, DC — Shortly after taking office on May 29, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu surprised many observers by implementing a series of […]
African leaders leave Russia summit without grain deal or path to end Ukraine war
Story by Naharnet Newsdesk • Yesterday 5:21 PMAfrican leaders have left two days of meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin with little to show for their requests to resume a deal that […]
Wishes from the African continent: How Jalsa Salana is experience abroad
27th July 2023 Ali Fatty, Final year student Jamia Ahmadiyya International Ghana These days many people are embarking on journeys from different parts of the world to attend the international […]
Book Review. End Times and the Modern World: The Ahmadiyya in Colonial Ghana
Publications In: Islamic Africa Author: John H. Hanson Online Publication Date: 20 Dec 2022 Abstract The Ahmadiyya, a messianic Muslim missionary movement that expanded globally from South Asia, provided religious, social, and educational […]
New PAAMA marquee at Jalsa 2023: Empowering the African Ahmadiyya Muslim Diaspora
24th July 2023 Last Updated on 26th July 2023 Tommy Kallon, President of the PAAMA, UK This year, by the grace of Allah the Almighty and the blessed approval of […]
Fragrance-free toiletries and lots of snacks: The ultimate packing list for the Hajj pilgrimage
AfricanewsFollow Story by Rebecca Ann Hughes • Yesterday 2:15 PM Pilgrims walk for hours and wait in huge crowds in the searing heat around holy sites and the surrounding desert.© ekrem osmanoglu If […]
Ahmadi missionaries graduate from university
Francisca Eshun Education Jun – 20 – 2023 , 10:11 Seventeen missionaries from nine countries have graduated with Shahid degrees at the 7th convocation of the Jamia Ahmadiyya Islamic University of Theology […]
The Competition for Believers in Africa Is Transforming Christianity and Islam
THE SATURDAY ESSAY On a continent whose growing population presents enormous opportunities for Christianity and Islam, both faiths are adapting to charismatic modes of worship and indigenous traditions. Worshipers at […]